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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who says they don’t? Are you looking at any specific data? My guess is they are sending a number in line with the stats of the kids there.[/quote]

I am sorry, I cant find data online but I heard from a parent whose 3 kids went to Langley. [/quote]

Most people who live in Langley/Mclean and their kids go to HYPS do not attend public schools.  Most of them send their kids to Potomac, St. Albans, Sidwell, NCS, Holton, etc...

Middle class families in Langley send their kids to Langley HS.  [/quote]

I agree but I am wondering if [b]those middle class students get to go to HYPS[/b]. There is very less data out there for Langley or Mclean but I do hear that Langley is tough academic wise. Not as much as TJ though which is a STEM school.[/quote]

Yes, kids from Langley do go to HYPS but the number is lower than kids from Sidwell, St. Albans or Potomac.  Not because kids at Sidwell, St. Albans or Potomac are any smarter, it has to do with "legacy".  There are so many parents at Potomac and St. Albans that graduated from HYPS, at least 50%.

What you heard is true.  Langley HS and Mclean HS are ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively behind TJ in the state of Virginia.  Some years, Mclean ranks 2nd and some years Langley HS ranks 2nd.  The asians and Indian students at both of these schools are high achievers.  I call them TJ "rejects", LOL...  Many of them could have gone to TJ but decided not to.

I like both Langley and Mclean HS.  What I don't like about Mclean HS is overcrowding issue.[/quote]

TJ is a great school but I think not all good kids want to go to TJ. Not all high achievers in Langley/Mclean are TJ rejects -:) They just chose to stay at base school. [/quote]

Some of the group you mentioned have literally decided against TJ because they felt they would not fit in, and they are right.  TJ is missing out on some good students.  But then, I do know that I would not want to be applying to colleges from any of those high schools, because it is not as if the top colleges are accepting that many applicants from each top high school.  Honestly, you would much, much be better off coming from a poor neighborhood high school than rich.  Ask me how I know. [/quote]

This may be true, and in fact, we thought about moving to a “lesser” high school pyramid just to up our kids’ college chances.  However, I’m glad we didn’t. Ultimately, I’d rather have them receive an excellent high school education than a mediocre one, regardless of college chances.[/quote]

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